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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/207795045" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#207795045">(Aug 23 2020 at 22:53)</a>:</h4>
<p>Forge says it's thursday: <a href="https://forge.rust-lang.org/">https://forge.rust-lang.org/</a>. But I think I remember hearing the beta branch actually happens a couple days earlier, is that true?</p>
<p>It matters for intra-doc links since we're coming in <em>right</em> at the edge of the beta cutoff: <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/74430">https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/74430</a></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/207795613" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> simulacrum <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#207795613">(Aug 23 2020 at 23:06)</a>:</h4>
<p>Yes, usually beta branches on Tuesday. See <a href="https://forge.rust-lang.org/release/process.html">https://forge.rust-lang.org/release/process.html</a>.</p>
<p>But we really shouldn't ever be rushing stabilization of features - even though I completely understand the desire to do so :)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/207795993" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#207795993">(Aug 23 2020 at 23:16)</a>:</h4>
<p>I mean, there's no reason not to stabilize. Intra doc links have been around for years and the major bugs were fixed 6 weeks ago. If other bugs pop up that's what the release train is for, there haven't been any sweeping changes since fixing async-std that make me think it needs a full 12 weeks.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/207800920" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> simulacrum <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#207800920">(Aug 24 2020 at 01:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>I'm not saying that there's necessarily a reason to block it, but it has received a lot of work in the last 6 weeks - IMO, non minor work. I am only saying that we should not rush (if it stabilizes in time, seems good, if not, well, I'm against backporting for sure).</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/208018443" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#208018443">(Aug 25 2020 at 20:27)</a>:</h4>
<p>it did not make the cutoff :( <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/74430#issuecomment-678857562">https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/74430#issuecomment-678857562</a></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/When%20is%20the%20cutoff%20for%20the%20beta%20release%3F/near/208018910" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/When.20is.20the.20cutoff.20for.20the.20beta.20release.3F.html#208018910">(Aug 25 2020 at 20:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>on the bright side this means the error reporting will be a lot better when it does stabilize: <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75916">https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75916</a>, <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75756">https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/75756</a></p>



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